2000 Lincoln Memorial Cent - Double Struck? Broadstruck? Wide AM?

I don't know about the double strike, but this looks like the Wide AM variety that is listed in the Red Book for the years 1992, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Since your file names include "00", I'm guessing this is a 2000-P, Wide AM cent.
I presume that an ordinary broadstruck Zincoln is common, a broadstruck Wide AM would be scarce, and a broadstrike, Wide AM, with a confirmed double strike would be rare and valuable?

I see simple Mechanical Doubling and what maybe ejection doubling,, I tend to agree with Gary that the coin is not double struck but has a ghosting of some details from being struck out of the collar ,,the ghosting I believe is caused from die slippage and the spreading metal from being un contained in the collar to the point where it finally settled and struck the details .


The coin appears to be as Jaobler said Wide AM 2000 .

One slight correction though the 92 Lincoln is not a Wide AM but is the opposite and is the Close AM variety .

Metalman

Hi,
The coin is not double struck.

When a broadstrike occurs on a plated cent (post 1982) The strike keeps the lettering within the recesses of the die. That gives you the "normal" letters (although they get slightly damaged)

What appears to be doubling or a second strike is actually the result of breaks in the plating.

The areas above the letters show the zinc beneath the copper plating as the force of the strike stretches the outer portion of the coin.

There is not enough copper on the surface to stretch to the size of the broadstrike so it breaks on the surface of the coin.

Tough to describe but that's about it.

No double strike, just zinc showing under the copper where the breaks occurred due to the stretching of the metal beneath the copper plating.

Your coin is what they call BROAD STRUCK coin, that is what you have and they carry a great premium....nice coin

300 coin guy

Gary, this type II, especial this large broadstrike would carry a very nice premium, one very rare coin.

This is the only BS type II that I have seen. I have seen numerous type off centers however.


errrror

Gary, It's not the fact that it is a type II or a Broadstrike, it is a fact that it is both, a double error and being this large of a broadstrike it is indeed quite rare.

errrror

Now you guys have me all confused! I have a few with that type of surface metal configuration, but I was not aware it was, Is, a broadstrike. I figured it was just clad metal displacement due to the planchet not being completely seated in the chamber, and subsecuently, the strike caused the "gathering of the metal to be pulled in the direction of the anvil die, ie, in the opposite direction of the planchet being seated. This is not a good explanation of what I'm trying to say! See foundinrolls comment, above I just toss them in with the junk coins that are too damaged, with "whatever" to go nto the rolls with other coins, I'm saving.
Dick

Just to add a little more to the mix....the coin initially being discussed is both an error and a variety. It is not actually as mentioned in a post, "a double error".

The Broadstrike aspect of the coin is the error in the striking process.

The Type II designation is the variety aspect of the coin.

I just wanted to add that to the mix as it is a more accurate way of describing the coin.

Have Fun,
Bill